2017 – Second Semester
INDEX
IPSU Codes and Fees
Module
Code
Page
Undergraduate IPSU Courses
LANGUAGES
59048 - 154
2
59048 - 144
2
59056 - 154
59056 - 144
59064 - 144
2
2
3
60593 - 144
60666 - 144
57894 - 144
57886 - 144
3
4
4
4
32107 - 144
6
13011 - 144
6
13216 - 344
13410 - 344
11256 - 344
7
9
10
59021 - 244
10
12309 - 244
12308 - 244
12
13
15
Afrikaans for Beginners Level 1(Exchange, Degree, Post
Docs)
Afrikaans for Beginners Level
1(Freemovers,/CIS/AIFS/USAC)
Afrikaans Level 2 (Exchange, Degree, Post Docs)
Afrikaans Level 2 (Freemovers/CIS/AIFS/USAC)
Afrikaans Language and Culture for Dutch and Belgium
students
French for Beginners
German for Beginners
Spanish for Beginners
isiXhosa: Language & Culture
ARTS
Introduction to Jewellery Design
(Exchange Students: no tuition waiver)
Short Course in Digital Photography and Picture Framing
(Exchange Students: pre-approved only)
POLITICAL SCIENCES
China – Africa Relations
The Role of Gender, Culture and the State in South Africa
Transitional Justice in Africa
SOCIAL STUDIES
Sociology: Politics and Cultural Change in Contemporary
SA
OTHER
HIV and Aids: A South African Perspective
Learning for Sustainable Community Engagement (LSCE)
Grade Point Comparison
CREDITS
USA
ECTS
SA
3
6
12
3
6
12
3
3
3
6
6
6
12
12
12
3
3
3
3
6
6
6
6
12
12
12
12
4
8
16
4
8
16
3
3
3
6
6
6
12
12
12
3
6
12
3
9
6
18
12
36
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International Programmes Stellenbosch University (IPSU)
Second Semester
2017
TERM DATES:
 3rd Term:
Monday:
17 July – 1 September
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Saturday:
Monday:
Wednesday:
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Saturday:
Friday:
02 September – Sunday 10 September
11 September – Friday 20 October (classes end)
09 August– National Women’s Day
25 September – Heritage day (Sunday, 24 September)
24 October (first opportunity)
15 November (first opportunity ends)
16 November (second opportunity)
02 December (second opportunity ends)
08 December
Recess:
4th Term:
Public Holiday
Public Holiday
The examination starts:
The examination ends:
The 2nd examination starts:
The 2nd examination ends:
The semester ends:
 IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
 Application deadline: Friday, 21st July at 14:00
 Students who do not complete their Final Course Registration Form by the deadline (21st July), will not be registered
for any IPSU courses and will not be allowed to attend the courses.
 The SU International may cancel a course if there are not at least five (5) participants registered. Afrikaans (all levels) ten (10)
participants, Jewellery Design ten (10) each.
 Nobody, arriving after 21st July-deadline, will be registered for any language course, or practical course (Jewellery,
photography, etc.)
 Important notices are often sent to students via e-mail. PLEASE write your e-mail address very clearly! Note that lecturers
ONLY use your Stellenbosch University e-mail address.
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COURSE INFORMATION
L A N G U A G E S
Afrikaans for Beginners (Level 1)
IPSU Course Code: 59048 - 154 (Exchange Students, Degree-seeking Students)
59048 - 144 (Freemovers students, AIFS, CIS, USAC)
This course targets new foreign students with no knowledge of Afrikaans. This is a fun-filled course offering you a linguistic and
cultural taste of Afrikaans as a language in a wider cultural context. It aims to develop students’ ability:
 to speak social Afrikaans with confidence
 to understand the gist of social conversations; and
 to understand the gist of short texts(newspaper articles, notices, etc.)
Basic grammar; vocabulary and idiomatic structures are taught in a defocused manner.
Duration:
Coordinators:
Lectures:
Full semester
Mss. Helga Sykstus and Vernita Beukes ([email protected];[email protected])
Students may select one of the following groups:
Mondays AND Wednesdays
Mondays AND Wednesdays
Mondays AND Wednesdays
Venue:
Credits:
First Meeting:
09:00 - 11:00
12:00 - 14:00
15:00 - 17:00
Room 602, Arts & Social Sciences building, Ryneveld Street
3 US credits; 6 ECTS credits
Friday, 14 July @ 09:00 – 10:00 Room 1001, Wilcocks building
Students with no previous knowledge of Afrikaans can attend this meeting. Dutch and Flemish students are not
accommodated in this course due to different language needs.
Afrikaans for Beginners Intermediate (Level 2)
IPSU Course Code: 59056 - 154 (Exchange Students, Degree-seeking Students)
59056 - 144 (Freemovers students, AIFS, CIS, USAC)
We focus on the following skills:
 To speak Afrikaans fluently; appropriately; coherently; and with confidence
 To read longer Afrikaans texts in order to understand the gist of the content
 To listen to and understand the gist of social conversation at a normal speed
Prerequisites for Admission
 Afrikaans for Beginners or an appropriate level of proficiency as determined by the regulations of the Unit for Afrikaans and
English
 Basic speaking; reading; and listening skills.
Duration:
Lecturer:
Lectures:
Venue:
Credits:
First Meeting:
Full semester
Vernita Beukes ([email protected])
Mondays AND Tuesdays; 12:00 – 14:00
TBC
3 US credits; 6 ECTS credits
Friday 14 July @ 09:00 – 10:00; Room 1001, Wilcocks building
Please note: Dutch and Flemish students are not accommodated in this course due to different language needs.
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Afrikaans Language and Culture for Dutch and Belgium students
IPSU Course Code: 59064 - 144
The main objective of the course is an understanding of and appreciation for the Afrikaans culture. The themes Identity, Landscape
and Ubuntu are covered by means of the four communicative skills:
 Speaking Skills: Afrikaans is used strategically to communicate in specific contexts.
 Listening skills: Contact with Afrikaans is stimulated through varied activities such as outings, informal lectures, discussions,
music and other forms of listening texts.
 Reading Skills: Authentic material, for example newspaper and magazine articles, short stories, poetry and more prose are used
for reading tasks.
 Writing Skills: Participants produce short texts, for example journal entries, reviews and responses based on the themes:
Prerequisites for Admission
Only students from the Netherlands and Belgium may attend this course
Duration:
Full semester
Lecturer:
Miss Karlien Cillié, Helga Sykstus ([email protected])
Venue:
TBC
Lectures:
Wednesdays 11:00 – 13:00
Thursdays 13:00 – 14:00
Fridays
11:00 – 12:00
Credits:
3 US credits; 6 ECTS credits
First Meeting: Friday, 14 July @ 10:00 – 11:00, Room 1001, Wilcocks building
Only students from the Netherlands and Belgium can attend this meeting
French for Beginners
IPSU Course Code: 60593 - 144
Admission requirements: This course is offered for beginners; no prior knowledge of French is required.
Generic Outcomes: Students that have completed the course are able to understand; speak; read; and (to a lesser extent) write basic
French in certain everyday situations with a basic knowledge of contemporary French society.
Specific Outcomes: After completing the French evening course, a student should be able to:
 talk about himself, his life and surroundings, the weather, his likes and dislikes and other basic conversational topics
 understand basic texts
 write a friendly letter
 understand and react to a basic conversation in French and
 listen to French songs as well as other basic recordings
Duration:
Lecturer:
Lectures:
Venue:
Credits:
First lecture:
Full semester
Ms Soline Chailloux([email protected])
Mondays AND Wednesdays: 17:30 – 19:00
Room 545; Arts & Social Sciences building; Ryneveld Street
3 US credits; 6 ECTS credits
Monday, 24 July @ 17:30; Room 545; Arts & Social Sciences building
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German for Beginners
IPSU Course Code: 60666 - 144
Admission requirements: This course is offered for beginners; no prior knowledge of German is required.
Generic Outcomes: Students who complete the course will be able to understand; speak; read; and (to a lesser extent) write basic
German in everyday situations and have a basic knowledge of contemporary German society.
Specific Outcomes: After completing the German evening course, a student should be able to:
 talk about himself/herself, his/her life and surroundings, the weather, likes and dislikes and other basic conversational topics
 understand simple basic texts
 understand and react to a basic conversation in German
 listen to basic recordings in German (songs, news, weather report etc.) and
 write a short letter or e-mail
Duration:
Lecturer:
Lectures:
Venue:
Credits:
First lecture:
Full semester
Mr Sasa Sretenovic ([email protected])
Tuesdays AND Thursdays: 17:30 – 19:00
Room 545; Arts & Social Sciences building; Ryneveld Street
3 US credits; 6 ECTS credits
Tuesday, 25 July @ 17:30, Room 545, Arts & Social Sciences building
Spanish for Beginners
IPSU Course Code: 57894 -144
Admission Requirements: This course is offered for beginners; no prior knowledge of Spanish is required.
Generic Outcomes: Students who complete the course will be able to understand, speak, read and (to a lesser extent) write basic
Spanish in everyday situations and have a basic knowledge of contemporary Spanish society.
Specific Outcomes: After completing the Spanish evening course, a student should be able to:
 Talk about himself/herself; his/her life and surroundings; the weather; likes and dislikes; and other basic conversational topics
 Understand simple basic texts
 Understand and react to a basic conversation in Spanish
 Listen to basic recordings in Spanish (songs, news, weather report etc.)
 Write a short letter or e-mail
Duration:
Lecturer:
Lectures:
Venue:
Credits:
First lecture:
Full semester
Mr Gonzalo Garrido Bañuelos ([email protected])
Tuesdays AND Thursdays, 18:30 – 20:00
Room 545; Arts and Social Sciences building; Ryneveld Street
3 US credits; 6 ECTS credits
Tuesday, 25 July @ 18:30, Room 545, Arts & Social Sciences building
isiXhosa Language & Culture (Beginner level)
IPSU Course Code: 57886 - 144
Course description
Goal of the course: the acquisition of basic isiXhosa language proficiency
Outcomes of the course: the students will be able to demonstrate their speaking, and listening skills, at a lower beginner level, from the
selected communication themes concerning (i) health, (ii) the shop: buying and selling, (iii) direction and road signs, (iv) the restaurants
and bookings, and (v) clothes and the description of appearances.
Listening skills
 Show understanding of a sequence of two or three instructions/descriptions.
 Listen and understand simple descriptions, actions and scenes.
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 Show understanding relating to the identification and description of persons and objects.
 Show understanding of oral suggestions given.
Speaking and oral interaction
 Name general objects.
 Take part in short dialogues.
 Ask for goods, services and objects.
 Comment on opinions and preferences.
 Answer questions and give details of simple explanations emerging from listening contents.
 Write short familiar sentences that are dictated.
 Write essays about familiar subjects/themes.
Reading
 Read sentences that have been mastered orally about a variety of subjects.
 Read short and longer, more familiar texts and understand the central contents of the paragraphs
Assessment system and methods: This will achieved through oral and speaking tasks, at lower beginner level, and the students will
have group work interaction with the teacher.
They will be receiving a continuous assessment through their presence and participation.
The students will be evaluated in the following manner:
(a) They will require to writing a short test excerpted from isiXhosa comprehension. The duration will be 1 hour for 40%. This
exercise will test their reading skills.
(b) They will be divided into groups of two people and will be given tasks to present in front of the class. This will also take 1 hour at
a total mark of 60%. This will test their speaking skills.
Assessment criterion: Learners will perform listening and speaking skills at a lower level, from the selected communication topics, as
listed above under: outcomes.
Frequency of presentation: 1.5 hours (90 minutes) twice per week.
Oral: 40% - Test: 60 %
Topics
Greetings
Greetings continue
Pronouns
Days of the week
Pronouns
Personal details & Months
Repetition on Personal details
Possessives in Weak Noun
Mock presentation in 1st person
The Weather
Reader; any paragraph from the children’s book
Duration:
Lecturer:
Lectures:
Venue:
Credits:
Questions on Reader
Feelings
Help at the Garage
Mock presentation on Garage
Kitchen contents
Kitchen contents continue
Mock presentation on kitchen contents
How to order something to drink
How to order something to eat
Mock Oral Presentation
Full Semester
Mr. Pumlani Sibula ([email protected])
Wednesdays: 08:30 – 10:00 AND
Fridays: 12:00 – 13:30
Wednesdays: Room 1002, Matie Community Services, Banghoek Road (# 25 on campus map)
Fridays: TBC
3 US credits; 6 ECTS credits
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ARTS
Introduction to Jewellery Design and Metal Techniques (SA 1st year level)
IPSU Course Code: 32107 - 144
NB: THIS COURSE IS NOT AVAILABLE TO EXCHANGE STUDENTS ON A TUITION WAIVER BASIS
Course framework
The course is offered for beginners with an interest in and passion for jewellery and jewellery design. No prior experience in the
design and manufacturing of jewellery is needed. This course consists of practical jewellery production and design. All pieces created
will be functional, wearable pieces of jewellery made in sterling silver which the students are to keep. Step by step assistance from
the lecturer ensures that a student can work with confidence in a traditional jewellery workshop. Within the framework of each project
there is room for personal and creative interpretation and expression.
Course Requirements
The classes are small (only 10 students per evening group) to ensure that each student will receive individual attention. All work is to
be completed during class time. It is therefore vital that students attend all classes (once a week on their allocated day), and work
productively for the duration of the class. Projects are to be completed according to required outcomes as determined by the specific
nature of each project.
Projects
Project 1 (3 classes): Earrings: Measuring, marking, sawing, piercing, filing.
Project 2 (2 classes): Rings: “Poetry on rings”: Text stamps on sterling silver rings.
Project 3 (2 classes): Pendant: Design your own pendant in the cuttlefish casting technique.
Project 4 (3 classes): Bracelet: “Idiots Delight”: Wire work: jump rings, soldering and Sheppard’s hook catch.
Project 5 (2 classes): Neckpiece: Stringing of semi-precious beads and t-bar catch in silver.
Last class:
To complete projects
TOTAL: 13 Classes
Materials
Each international student will have access to and receive the necessary hand tools and materials needed for the course e.g. fully
equipped toolbox, silver, copper, solder, cuttlefish, paper, pencils, ink and brushes.
Duration:
Full semester
Lecturers:
Ms Angela Tolken and Ms Idané Burger
Contact person: Carine Terreblanche ([email protected])
Lectures:
Tuesdays or Wednesday or Thursdays: 17:30 - 20:30 Day of the week to be confirmed at first meeting
Venue:
Visual Arts building (Victoria Street Entrance)
Credits:
4 US credits; 8 ECTS credits
Please Note:
Due to the practical nature of this course NO late registrations will be allowed.
(i.e. after the course deadline 21st July.)
20 students can be accommodated for this course
Photography: A Short Course in Digital Photography and Framing (SA 1st year level)
IPSU Course Code: 13011-144
NB: EXCHANGE STUDENTS: PRE-APPROVED ONLY
Aim: That the student gains good knowledge of digital Photography and basic framing, while exploring the Cape Town area
(practical tasks).
Course is split in 2 components. Class lectures and Practical sessions.
Theory testing will be on going, with the portfolio of the student making up the practical result.
Time allocated 3-4 hours per week / with a possible weekend on a practical shoot.COURSE REQUIREMENTS
 Digital camera which has a manual mode setting.
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 Basic tri- pod.
If you do not have a camera, we have a few for hire.
EVALUATION
The course is split theory 50% (3 written tests) and practical 50%.
THEORY
 History of Photography
 Types of Cameras
 Introduction to digital Photography (Video on digital
Photography)
 Terminology
 Basics of Photography.
 Features of Camera (Student cameras)
 Camera Menus
 Shooting Modes (Program, aperture, shutter speed,
Manual) ISO
 Exposure Modes
 Focus Modes (S,C and M)
 Exposure Triangle
 ISO
 Aperture
 Shutter Speed
 Histogram and exposure latitude
Duration:
Lecturer:
Venue:
Lectures:
Credits:
PRACTICAL COMPONENT
 Practical outings. Will be weather dependent. (3
of these will be done)
 Colour photography
 Architectural Landscape
 Night photography
 Close up photography
 Portraits
 Using colour
 Black and white
 Sunset/sunrise
 Depth of field
 Plus one framing practical at framing workshop
 Students will have an exhibition of their work at
the end of the course
Full semester
Hennie Rudman ([email protected])
Room 1002; Matie Community Services, Banghoek Road (# 25 on campus map)
Thursdays: 14:00 – 17:00
4 US credits; 8 ECTS credits
Please Note:
35 students can be accommodated on this course. The above schedule is adhered to where possible, but
some adjustments may need to accommodate the interaction and pace of each class as well as the weather conditions.
P O L I T IC A L S C I E N C E
China - Africa Relations (SA 3rd year Level)
IPSU Course code: 13216-344
China is now Africa’s largest trading partner, outpacing more traditional partners in Europe and the United States. Increasingly,
African voices, from ministers, academics and laymen asking whether this relationship is in Africa’s interest, especially in light of neocolonial claims leveraged at China. The question thus emerges as to what degree “mutual benefit” exists in the China-Africa
partnership. This course offers a comprehensive overview of the China-Africa relationship, covering political, economic, historic
aspects, as well as examining environmental and sustainable impacts of the relationship in the era of climate change.
This course highlights the many challenges faced by the current China-Africa engagement, but also stresses the possible benefits
that both African states and China can gain from the relationship. The course emphasizes that “risk” to Africa is not necessarily posed
by China or the “west”, but rather the ability of African governments to steer their countries to a place of benefit for their citizens.
Evaluation: Attendance (5%), Mid-term essay (40%) and Final Exam (55%)
Mid-term essay hand in date: 13 September (see details below)
Exam 1st opportunity: Wednesday, 25 October 2017 @ 14:00-16:00
Exam 2nd opportunity: Wednesday, 22 November 2017 @ 14:00-16:00
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PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
19 July
26 July
Date and Lecturer
Nuša Tukić
Ross Anthony
02 August
09 August
16 August
23 August
Ross Anthony
30 August
03 – 11 September
13 September
Ross Anthony
20 September
27 September
04 October
11 October
18 October
Nuša Tukić
Yejoo Kim
Meryl Burgess
Meryl Burgess
Nuša Tukić
Yejoo Kim
Yejoo Kim
Nuša Tukić
Seminar Topic
Introduction
Historical Relations with Africa/ China’s
‘Economic Miracle’
Political Relations with Africa
Public Holiday
Investment and Trade: a General Overview
Global Groupings/Multilateral Cooperation
(BRICS, FOCAC, AU)
Security Challenges
Recess
Investments by Sector: Infrastructure (incl
energy challenges)
Resource sector and CSR
Small traders
Environmental issues
Conservation (wildlife crime)
Wrap-up: Film/Final Session
COURSE OUTCOMES
Upon completion of the China-Africa course, students will have acquired the following:
1. A better understanding of China’s role in the world, but also in Africa (bilateral ties, multilateral organisations).
2. Improved understanding of the drivers behind China’s foreign policy towards African states.
3. Expand on their knowledge of the most important sectors of Chinese engagement in Africa (manufacturing, infrastructure,
energy, natural resources).
4. Gain better historical and cultural understanding of China.
5. Students will develop a deeper understanding of the challenges and the potential that exist in China-Africa relations
(governance, security, investments, renewable energy, and conservation).
6. Develop a grasp of policy challenges facing China domestically.
7. Develop an understanding of African regional challenges (intra-regional trade, security).
8. Students should develop the capacity of critically assessing China in the African (and global) context.
MARK ALLOWCATION
 Mid-term essay
 Final exam (a 2 hour exam, each student must pick 2 out of 4 offered questions)
 Attendance (more than 2 classes missed without valid explanation = immediate 0%)
Calculation of marks
40%
55%
5%
Example: (75x0.4)+(67x0.55)+(100x0.05) = 71.85 (round up to 72)
(essay mark x percentage of total value)+(exam mark x percentage of total value)+(attendance mark x percentage of total value) = final
mark
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READINGS
General readings on the topic (available in the library) which students may find useful include:
Brautigam, D. 2009. The dragon's gift: The real story of China in Africa, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009.
Brautigam, D. 2015. Will Africa feed China? New York: Oxford University Press.
Shinn, D.H. and Eisenman, J. 2012. China and Africa: a century of engagement, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press
Traylor, I. 2006. China and Africa: engagement and compromise, London: Routledge
Robert, I.2008. China into Africa: trade, aid and influence, Massachusetts: Brookings
Mohan, G. 2014. Chinese migrants and Africa’s development: new imperialists or agents of change? London: Zed books
Bodomo, A. 2012. African’s in China: a sociocultural study and its implications on China-Africa relations, Amherst: Cambria Press
Park, Y.J. 2008. A matter of honour: being Chinese in South Africa, Aukland Park: Jacana
Ampiah, K. and Naidu, S. 2008. Crouching tiger, hidden dragon?: Africa and China, Scottsville: University of Kwa Zulu Press
Government of China white paper, ‘China’s African Policy’ January 2006. Direct link: http://www.focac.org/eng/zt/zgdfzzcwj/t230479.htm.
Duration:
Lecturer:
Lectures:
Venue:
Credits:
Full semester
Dr Ross Anthony ([email protected])
Wednesdays: 14:00 – 17:00
Room 202, 2nd Floor, Process Engineering building (#49 on campus map)
3 US credits; 6 ECTS credits
The Role of Gender, Culture, and the State in South Africa
IPSU Course code: 13410 - 344
This course introduces students to the intersectionality between the State, culture, and gender. How gender relations are constructed and
the outcome of these relations depends on the interplay between class, culture and tradition, religion, ethnicity, and politics. The addition
of hybridized social orders in which citizens must deal with social and legal dictates from foreign and indigenous sources highlights the
plurality of South African identities and cultures.
It is within this framework that the legal and cultural environment of South Africans will be analysed and the impact it has on people’s daily
lives, both in terms of expressing their gender and sexuality. How has South Africa transitioned from being one of the most cruel and unjust
social and legal systems in the world to having one of the most far-reaching and enlightened constitutions? How effective has the State
been in upholding the rights of its citizens, taking into account the extremely high levels of violence and inequality currently experienced
in the country?
Various sources, from both inside and outside of the country, are calling for a reassessment of the promises made regarding transformation
and social justice. The extent to which these have been realised and where work still needs to be done will be examined. The multiple
arms of the State, civil society, and the various cultural and traditional norms will collectively form the core of the course. Areas to be
examined include, but are not limited to;
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Chapter 9 institutions – how effective and accessible are they?
Customary law and human rights – how complementary are they and which takes precedence?
Notions of masculinity, femininity, and the LGBTI community
Culture of violence and entitlement
Traditional gender roles and the gender binary
Student deliverables: mid - term research paper, individual class presentation, end of semester quiz.
Duration:
Lecturer:
Lectures:
Venue:
Credits:
Full semester
Ms Meiskine Driesens([email protected])
Mondays: 09:00 – 12:00
Room 4054, 4th Floor, Education building, Ryneveld Street
3 US credits; 6 ECTS credits
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Transitional Justice in Africa (SA 3rd year level)
IPSU Course Code: 11256-344
Course description
Among the many challenges facing contemporary African societies emerging out of war and violent conflicts is how to address the
burden of past violations of human rights. There are examples of societies that chose to ignore past atrocities and are then haunted
by this through new cycles of violence and unreformed institutions. Those societies that do choose to confront the past are in turn
confronted with a variety of dilemmas: Who do you prosecute – foot soldiers, generals, politicians, ideologues or beneficiaries? How
do you prosecute when the legal infrastructure has been destroyed by war? What are the risks of prosecution in an unstable society?
What alternatives are there to formal approaches which can more effectively promote reconciliation?
In response to such dilemmas, a variety of innovative justice mechanisms have been established in post-conflict situations around the
world over the past century and more emphatically over the past twenty years. Together making up a field broadly known as
“transitional justice”, these mechanisms include international military and criminal tribunals, domestic prosecutions, truth
commissions, traditional community courts, conditional amnesty, material and symbolic reparations, and a range of alternative truth
seeking mechanisms.
The course introduces students to the dilemmas of seeking justice in post-conflict situations in Africa, develops a comparative
analysis of transitional justice options pursued in a variety of African contexts, and invites students to engage critically and
strategically with a number of contemporary challenges. Areas to be examined include, among others:
 Introduction to transitional justice and its mechanisms: accountability/ trials; truth-telling/truth seeking; reconciliation; reparations;
memorialisation; institutional reform (vetting/ lustration/ DDR); traditional forms of justice.
 Types of post-conflict justice: retributive justice; restorative justice; and redistributive justice.
 Case studies:
- Rwanda: An international tribunal (ICTR) & traditional forms of justice (Gacaca)
- DRC: The International Criminal Court (ICC) & DDR
- Sierra Leone: A “hybrid” court (Special Court for Sierra Leone)
- South Africa: A truth commission and no prosecutions (SATRC, post-SATRC)
- Zimbabwe: What options?
Student deliverables: Mid-term research paper, an individual class presentation, end of semester quiz.
Duration:
Lecturer:
Lectures:
Venue:
Credits:
Full semester
Ms Meiskine Driesens ([email protected])
Tuesdays: 09:00 – 12:00
Room 1006, PO Sauer building, Forestry (# 45 on campus map)
3 US credits; 6 ECTS credits
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Sociology: Politics and Cultural Change in Contemporary South Africa (SA 2nd year level)
IPSU Course Code: 59021-244
Please Note:
NO late registrations will be allowed. (i.e. after the course deadline 21 July.)
50 students can be accommodated for this course
Purpose and outcomes of the module
The purpose of this module is to introduce students to political and cultural changes that are taking place in South Africa. This will be done
by brainstorming a number of pertinent ideas (drawn from political studies, sociology and anthropology) and subsequently applying these
ideas to a number of themes.
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Seminars
Meetings will comprise two 90 minute seminars per week, over twelve weeks. Each week will address one theme and the first seminar will
be led by a lecturer whilst the second seminar will comprise (two, three or four) student presentations and discussion, coordinated by the
same lecturer. Reading material will be available on Sun-Learn.
Seminars: Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons from 17h05 – 18h35.
Venue: Room 224, second floor in the Arts Building.(Subject to change)
Assessment
Assessment will be in the form of one written assignment during seminars – graded for the class mark – and one exam graded for the
exam mark. In order to qualify for the exam, student must have a class mark of 50% or higher. All written assignments need to be submitted
to the lecturer at the latest during the Wednesday lecture of the week during which the topic is discussed – a penalty of 5% per day will be
deducted for late submission. Submission may be made either in hard-copy or electronically. The class mark and the exam mark are
combined in the ratio of 40 to 60 for the final mark. To pass the module a mark of 50% or higher is required for the exam.
Class mark
Exam mark
Total (Final mark)
40%
60%
100%
Plagiarism leads to failure please familiarise yourself with university policy on the Sunlearn page.
Attendance of seminars is compulsory, and students who fail to attend two seminars (without prior arrangement) will have 5% deducted
from their class mark. Students who fail to attend four or more will be denied access to the exam. Arrangements must be made with the
course administrator (Neil Kramm).
Essays and presentations: Each week between two and four students will write an essay on a topic and make a presentation. These
topics and readings will be made available to the students at least 1 week in advance. The essays need to be submitted before or during
the Wednesday lecture and should be a maximum of 2000 words. Essays need to use the Harvard referencing style. (See Sunlearn).
Presentations are typically between 10 and 15 minutes.
Readings and assignments will be uploaded on to SUN-Learn one week in advance of every week. This is to give all students the same
amount of time to prepare for their assignments. This is usually done Wednesday evenings or Thursday mornings.
Exam: The 90-minute exam consists of essay questions. Students will have a choice of essays to complete in the exam.
Contact details for the course coordinator and administrator
Course coordinator: Mr Jantjie Xaba – [email protected]
Course administrator: Mr Neil Kramm – [email protected]
Course details
Core readings:
i.
ii.
iii.
A Nation in the Making. A discussion document of macro social trends in South Africa. Office of former President Mbeki
Pretoria
Development Indicators 2014.
National Development Plan 2030
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Date
Topic
Lecturer presenting
18/19 Jul
Introduction
Prof. Bekker, Mr Xaba, Mr Kramm
25/26 Jul
State, Government and Constitution
Prof Simon Bekker
1/2 Aug
Demography
Prof Simon Bekker
8/9 Aug
15/16 Aug
22/23 Aug
29/30 Aug
Prof. Simon Bekker
Prof Rob Patman
Dr. Sylvia Croese
Mr. Jantjie Xaba
19/20 Sept
Religion in South Africa
Youth and transformation
Housing in South Africa and beyond
Labour Issues in South Africa: Continuity
and Change
3-11 September
From Revolution to Rights in South Africa:
Social Movements, Citizenship and
Struggles for Social Justice
Gender and sexuality in South Africa
26/27 Sept
Race in South Africa
3/4 Oct
10/11 Oct
Broad-Based Black Economic
Empowerment and Social Change
Language in South Africa
Dr. Bernard Dubbeld & Fernanda Pinto de
Almeida
Mr. Jantjie Xaba
17/18 Oct
Migration
Prof. Simon Bekker
24 Oct
Exam
Neil Kramm
Recess
12/13 Sept
Prof. Steven Robins
Ms. Emma Vink
Prof. Desmond Painter
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HIV and Aids: A South African Perspective (SA 2nd year level)
IPSU Course Code: 12309-244
The HIV, gender and Sexualities Portfolio within the Equality Unit at Stellenbosch University is responsible for coordinating the
comprehensive institutional response to HIV across faculties and institutional units. Our priority objectives are: prevention, treatment
and care strategies for students and staff, HIV testing and excellence through teaching and training. The portfolio is also responsible
for the revision and dissemination of the University HIV policy, and regards the integration of HIV training into mainstream education
and research as a key contributor to prevention and management of the epidemic in South Africa and the African continent.
Aims of the module
This module aims to nurture and develop the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes in students as leaders and future
professionals to manage HIV, gender and sexualities in the workplace, both locally and abroad. This module will aim to develop a
global understanding of HIV and AIDS through a South African experience of the HIV epidemic.
The module will aim to provide students with an understanding of:
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The history and South African context
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The impact of the HIV epidemic in South Africa.
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The biomedical facts of HIV and Aids.
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The influence of personal worldview, values and beliefs on an educational approach to HIV.
The role, context and function of treatment for HIV with reference to the influence of stigma and discrimination in SA.
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The need for sensitive and diverse health messaging
Classroom procedures
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Lectures & power point presentations
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DVDs, videoclips and guest lecturers
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Class discussions
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Self-study
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Community learning project
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Community learning will expose students to a specific site/service/NGO or individuals involved in health and/or HIV specific
related work. Students will be given financial resources and asked to assess health communication needs, leading to the
development of a health communication product
Assessment
 Students will be required to individually submit written assignments. Information and deadlines will be provided during introduction
lecture.
 Students will be required to develop a health communication product (group work) and to present this product to the class.
Information and deadlines will be provided during community learning orientation lecture.
 Students will write a formal exam based on the basic facts surrounding HIV.
Duration:
Lecturers:
Lectures:
Venue:
Credits:
Full semester
Malan van der Walt ([email protected]); Michelle Munro ([email protected])
Thursdays: 10:00 – 13:00
Den Bosch, 39 Victoria Street
3 US credits; 6 ECTS credits
LSCE: Learning for Sustainable Community Engagement (SA 2nd year level)
IPSU Course Code: 12308 – 244
PLEASE NOTE: This course required students to apply and submit an application and essay for selection. The closing date
was on 30 April 2017. NO NEW APPLICANTS will be considered
Introduction and Outcome
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LSCE is an experiential learning, reading and writing-intensive, academic credit bearing, community engagement programme, offered
by the Postgraduate and International Office of Stellenbosch University.
The programme includes theoretical and practical work
It is presented in collaboration with the Western Cape Education Department school which caters for the community of Kayamandi
The overarching long-term objective of the programme is eradicating “poverties” through knowledge and skills partnerships.
The programme enables participants to develop their global citizenship through community engagement and to broaden their
understanding of South African history and contemporary life.
LSCE promotes cognitive justice and constructive development at a grassroots level, combined with intellectual defense at an expert
level.
The course aims to go beyond post-colonial theorizations to transformative interventions in knowledge production and graduate
training.
Programme participants engage in fundamental reflections on knowledge, methodology and speculations that lie outside mainstream
areas.
Via collaboration, practical methodologies for social changes are enabled (Hoppers 2011).
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Intended Programme Outcomes
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Upon completion of the LSCE course, participants should have;
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an understanding of community engagement within the context of Higher Education Institutions in South Africa
integrated academic and tacit knowledge regarding community engagement and community development,
broadened trans-disciplinary and multicultural perspectives,
an understanding of sustainability and sustainable development,
an understanding of globalization and the implications for community engagement and community development,
a systemic understanding of community development guided by bio-ecological systems theory
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 an understanding of the dynamics which characterise the development context, using psycho-dynamic theory,
 the skills to develop knowledge partnerships with community based development agencies,
 basic qualitative research skills and a range of writing skills,
 the skills to co-craft development interventions with their knowledge partners,
 the skills to engage in a dialectical process of cyclic planning, action, reflection and refinement and
 the ability to think analytically, critically and practically about their work, and to apply theory in various settings, including; class
activities, observation, reflection, supervision, planning and experience.
 LSCE is a journey of personal discovery and growth
Duration:
Lecturer:
Lectures:
Venue:
Lectures:
Venue:
Credits:
Full semester
Mr Grant Demas ([email protected])
Mondays: 08:00 – 14:00 (theory)
Room 202, 2nd Floor, Process Engineering Building (# 49 on campus map)
Fridays: 08:00 – 12:00 (practical)
Kayamandi Primary School
9 US credits; 18 ECTS credits
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Grade Point Comparison
SA
90+
80+
78/79
77
76
75
74
73
72
71
70
69
68
67
66
65
64
63
62
61
60
59
58
57
56
55
54
53
52
51
50
49
USA
GP
4
4
3.9
3.8
3.7
3.6
3.5
3.4
3.3
3.2
3.1
3.0
2.9
2.8
2.7
2.6
2.5
2.4
2.3
2.2
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
F
USA
Grade
A+
AAAAAB+
B+
B+
B
B
B
B
BBBC+
C+
C+
C
C
C
C
CCCD
D
D
D
D
F
German
UK
1.0
1
1
1
1
1
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
F
The Netherlands
10
1.3
1.7
2.0
2.3
2.7
3.0
3.3
3.7
4.0
5.0
8.0
7.75
7.0
6.75
6.0
F
Some important facts about the South African grading system
One of the major cross cultural difficulties experienced by foreign students when attending a Study Abroad program in South Africa is
the issue of allocating grades.
American students in particular find the system of grading papers and tests contrary to what they are used to back home. By trying to
explain the difference between the two systems, we are not saying that the one is right and the other wrong or that one is superior to
the other. It is simply a different way of evaluating and it needs to be interpreted in a different way. It can never be assumed that the
same grade has the same meaning or value in both the systems.
Let's begin at the bottom and work our way up: At the University of Stellenbosch and most other South African universities, a grade
below 50% (D) is a fail. Any grade between 50% to 55% (D) and 56% to 59% (C-) is considered an average grade.
Above 60% (C+) to 65% (B-) is generally accepted as an above average grade.
If a student receives a grade of 70% (B+), it is classified as a very good grade and 75% (A) and higher is Cum Laude and is regarded
as top of the class. Not many students are awarded an A or A+.
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